A Vast Treasonable Conspiracy Over Panama Canal
The piece denounces newspaper attitudes toward England's protest over allowing American vessels free use of the Panama Canal. It argues the plan would not free the canal but raise railroad freight and cut living costs, labeling the push a treasonous scheme by special interests. Hearst papers are praised for exposing the conspiracy, while most others are criticized.
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England
United States
Panama Canal
Monmouth Apple Club plans cold storage for fruit
The Trenton State Gazette reports tentative Monmouth County Apple Club plans for a cold storage plant. It aims to reduce waste of fine apples and help farmers market fruit at better times, countering price drops from large supplies.
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Monmouth County Apple Club
Trenton State Gazette
Lotten
End the mosquito plague with state action, not local whim
The Jersey City Journal argues against repealing mosquito laws and urges a statewide approach to extermination. It praises consistent press stance and cites experiences where mosquitoes have been banished, urging amendments only if needed.
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New Jersey
Jersey City Journal
Renewing the War The Balkan Imbroglio and Excuses
The New York World argues war may resume with excuses but should not. Turkey seeks more territory to secure peace. the Allies demand terms to push the Turk out of Europe. Governor Wilson’s stance is praised as honest and consistent, while critics claim attacks are driven by special interests seeking to undermine his program.
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New York
Turkey
Europe
Wilson
Law Against Misquoting Campaign Speakers Debated
Governor Biease backs a law to jail reporters for misquoting campaign speakers. The piece questions feasibility and fairness noting phonographic records could help, while printing verbatim utterances could burden candidates. Rabbi Wise criticizes character versus politics, and a Rockefeller physician dispute is cited as evidence that experts may disagree.
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Biease
Shifts in City Growth From Food to Power
A Chicago Journal piece traces how early settlements formed near food sources, then along trade routes in places like Ike Memphis in Egypt and Babylon. It notes later growth around coal and predicts future shifts driven by hydro electric power as development continues.
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Ike
Memphis
Egypt
Babylon
Asia
Alexandria
Constantinople
Gill
Chigago Journal
Weather and Health in a Changing Winter
A mild, open winter with record high temperatures in November December and January has brought little snow. Despite a near epidemic grip and higher illness levels, scientific tests contradict the idea that mild winters are healthier. Health depends on consistent dress and diet, outdoor exercise, and sleep amid shifting conditions.
Editorial Outlook on Progress and Rockefellers
A collage of 1915 editorials discusses future air travel, the human cost of New York subway work, Rockefeller gambling rumors, and Switzerland’s coalless power shift. It contrasts engineering ambition with personal restraint, noting John D Rockefeller Jr. and William Rockefeller while highlighting the push toward hydroelectric energy in Switzerland.
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New York City
Catskills
Panama Canal
Catskill Aqueduct
Simflon
Mount Cenig
St. Gothard
Europe
Newark Star
Why the Canal Should Be Free to American Vessels
Opinion argues for coastwise and continental freight competition to keep canal passage free for American ships. It warns that private transcontinental lines fear water competition and government ownership would force cheaper, fairer rates from San Francisco to New York and beyond.
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San Francisco
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Sancisco
Portland
Seattle
Denver
Real Estate Bargains in Long Branch Homes
Homes for sale with seven room cottages on Bath Avenue and Lippincott Avenue offer cash incentives. Properties include new hollow tile stucco cottages with modern amenities and nine room options with stables. Prices range from 2,500 to 3,500 with down payments noted. Potential buyers urged to visit and discuss investments.
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Bath Avenue
Broadway
Lippincott Avenue
Eight Reasons Against Canal Taxations and Coastwise Vessels
Long critique argues against canal free passage and coastwise trade arguing railroad rates keep profits high and ships priced against Pacific and English shipments. It cites the New York American and laments corporate influence harming patriotism while praising maritime enterprise and the romance of love.
Thoughts Worth Reading
A compact quotation card reflecting on virtue, zeal, and madness with a classical line from Pope.
Federal forces capture Duval's Bluff and Des Arcs posts
Fifty years ago today, a Federal army and navy expedition captured Duval's Bluff and Des Arcs on the Arkansas river. The success followed the taking of Fort Hindman on the 11th and a move toward Napoleon to join Grant's winter campaign against Vicksburg.
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Duval's Bluff
Des Arcs
Arkansas River
Fort Hindman
Napoleon
Mississippi
Grant
Vicksburg
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
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Florida
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Pacific Coast
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Pope
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Monmouth Street
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Broad & Front Sts
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